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Abstract
In 1904 Paul Morawitz postulated that an enzyme, which he named thrombokinase, would be the primary activator of prothrombin. Fifty years passed before J Haskell Milstone isolated, purified and functionally characterized the enzyme we now call Factor Xa. This essay summarizes Milstone's work on thrombokinase, and finds context for why his efforts succeeded while others struggled.Entities:
Keywords: Coagulation; Enzyme; Factor X; Protein purification; Thrombokinase; Zymogen
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33484373 DOI: 10.1007/s11239-021-02387-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thromb Thrombolysis ISSN: 0929-5305 Impact factor: 2.300